This is a Christian blog dealing with various issues. “Discernment is not simply a matter of telling the difference between what is right and wrong; rather it is the difference between right and almost right.” -Charles Spurgeon. Scripture is my authority for all things regarding to life and godliness. 2 Cor. 10: 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

Monday, April 30, 2012

Chuck Colson, who died recently, was a traitor to Christ Jesus, embracing the false gospel of the Roman Catholic Church and then tried to get Evangelicals to agree to a "common ground" with them (he helped author the "Evangelicals And Catholics Together" document), which, according to 2Cor. 6 :14-18 can't happen. He did great damage to the cause of Christ and the Gospel. There's no "balance" here; there's no other way to say it: his treachery was sealed decades ago and he continued in that treachery. How often people ask for "balance" in dealing with a celebrity "Christian" and yet a "balanced" view always seems to assume truth and error, right and wrong, some sort of middle of the road so as to not seem "too extreme". Well, God is "extreme", black and white. Scripture is too. We're either saved or lost, in the kingdom of darkness or the kingdom of God's Son, born again or dead, in the light or in darkness, in Christ or in Adam, unregenerate or regenerated, justified or unjustified, saved by grace alone or dead in our works and sin, believe the Gospel of Jesus Christ or remain under God's wrath. There's no middle ground here, no "balanced" view. No fence sitting. No "truth in everything" mentality.

One simply cannot claim to be a Christian and yet promote Romanism, its that simple.

For consideration on the various books and Colson's false gospel go here and here and here.

2Co 11:4 For if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted, you bear this beautifully.

Gal 1:6 I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel;
Gal 1:7 which is really not another; only there are some who are disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.
Gal 1:8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed!
Gal 1:9 As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!
Gal 1:10 For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ.

There is but one way of justification which is by faith alone in Christ alone (Rom. 4), as is salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone (Eph. 2:8-10). Rome has a false gospel of works and idolatry. This is absolutely offensive to God and damnable doctrine.

Act 20:29 "I know that after my departure savage
wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;30and from
among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw
away the disciples after them.31 "Therefore be on the alert, remembering
that night and day for a period of three years I did not cease to admonish each
one with tears.

Rom 16:17 Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on
those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you
learned, and turn away from them.18 For such men are slaves, not of our Lord
Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech
they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

2Jo 1:9Everyone who goes on ahead and does not
abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the
teaching has both the Father and the Son.10If anyone comes to you and does not bring
this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting, 11 for whoever
greets him takes part in his wicked works.

Wednesday, April 04, 2012

2Co 11:3 But I am afraid that,
as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be

led astray
from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ.4 For if
one comes and preaches

another Jesus whom we have not preached, or you receive
a different spirit which you have not

received, or a different gospel which you
have not accepted, you bear this beautifully.

Doctrine (teaching) defines beliefs and practice, that's why it matters. Biblical doctrine leads to sound thinking and obedient lives as one grows in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. Unbiblical doctrine, especially anti-biblical doctrine, leads to unsound thinking and rebelliousness.

"Do you see how the new philosophy necessarily
undermines sound doctrine? It
discards Jesus' own methods---preaching and teaching--as the primary means of
ministry. It replaces them with methodologies utterly devoid of substance....In
fact it avoids dogma or strong convictions as divisive, unbecoming,, or
inappropriate. It dismisses doctrine as academic, abstract, sterile,
threatening, or simply impractical.Rather than teaching error or denying truth, it does
something far more subtle, but just as effective from the enemy’s point of view.
It jettisons content altogether. Instead of attacking orthodoxy head-on, it
gives lip service to the truth while quietly undermining the foundations of
doctrine. Instead of exalting God, it denigrates the things that are precious to
Him. In
that regard, pragmatism poses dangers more subtle than the liberalism that
threatened the church in the first half of the century."

~ John MacArthur in “Ashamed of the Gospel”

Mat 28:19"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy
Spirit,20teaching them to observe all
that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the
age."

1Ti 6:3 If anyone advocates adifferent doctrineand
does not agree with sound words,

those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the
doctrine conforming to godliness,4 he is

conceited and
understands nothing; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions
and

disputes about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language,
evil suspicions,5 and

constant friction between men of depraved
mind and deprived of the truth, who suppose that

godliness is a means of gain.

Rom 16:17 I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for
those who cause divisions and create

obstacles contrary to the doctrine that
you have been taught; avoid them.

2Tim. 4: ﻿3﻿ For the time will come when men
will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit

their own desires,
they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their
itching

ears want to hear. ﻿4﻿ They will turn their ears away from
the truth and turn aside to myths.

1Tim. 1: 3﻿As I urged you when I went into
Macedonia—remain in Ephesus that you may charge

some that they teach no
other doctrine

Titus 2: 1 You must teach what is in accord with sound doctrine.

1Jn 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do

About Me

My name is Denise. I grew up in the Charismatic movement, but God delivered me out of it, and I thank Him for that. My heart is to show other believers the error of various movements(WOF, NAR, Seeker Friendly, Reformed theology/New Calvinism).I want to help them find truth through Scripture. I love the Word of God and hold it dear to my heart. It is the standard by which I filter everything, including doctrine & politics, including my own thoughts and actions. Ps 138:2
There is One God, and within the One God there are three distinct, co-equal and co-eternal persons: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit(1Peter 1:2; Matt. 28:19; Matt. 3:16-17; John 14:16-17). Literal 6 day Creation is Truth.Scripture is infallible, inerrant, & God-breathed (2Tim. 3:16, Heb.4:12, Ps. 19 & 119). Salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone for the glory of God alone apart from any works (baptism, prayers, walking an aisle, etc.) so that no one can boast (Eph. 2:8-10). God is totally Sovereign in ALL things (Ps 33). I do mean ALL. Man is responsible for his sin. God is responsible for saving the elect through HIS means.